Butcherbirds are about 1/2 the size of a Magpie and can be black/white or
grey/white.  They have a strong hooked beak that is used to tear apart
large food which has be wedged between 2 tree branches. 
 
Breeding Season is from August to December 
The nest is an open, bowl of sticks and twigs lined with grass,
in an upright fork, 5-15 m up, with overhanging branches for shade.
a new nest is built each year, usually in a different tree
Fledging occurs about 4 weeks after hatching.

Main food sources are: invertebrates grubs (insect larvae), worms, insects especially 
moths, beetles, and grasshoppers, vertebrates skinks, frogs, birds, mice and vegetable 
matter flower petals, fruits. Principally carnivorous but also consume small quantities 
of vegetable material. 

Habitat woodlands, parks,gardens anywhere with trees, but not in heavily timbered areas.